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10 Ways to Avoid Picky Eater Syndrome

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Annie Holmquist | April 29, 2016

For many parents, the most traumatic family battles are fought at the very place which should be a place of harmony and connection: the dinner table.

The bad news is that those dinnertime battles are often the result of food habits that parents have unconsciously established.

The good news, however, is that those habits can be reversed.

In her book French Kids Eat Everything, Karen Le Billon lays out 10 food practices her family discovered while living in France. The results were life-changing, and now Le Billon’s children are fans of everything from beets to mackerel. The 10 food rules are summarized below:

https://www.intellectualtakeout.org/blog/10-ways-avoid-picky-eater-syndrome

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Kids Today Need More (Not Less) Responsibility

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Daniel Lattier | July 15, 2016

My wife and I are among the only 28% of parents today who make their children do chores. And, like many children when forced to do undesirable work, ours do their fair share of complaining and dawdling.

In these moments, the reminder we frequently give them is this: “It’s not your job to play.”

Perhaps to some this sounds harsh. After all, the idea that they have a special mandate for play and “free time” is exactly what our current society communicates to children. From the moment they first exit the womb, America’s youth are surrounded by a constantly updated slew of toys and devices for entertainment. They very quickly learn that adults primarily require that they play and do what they want, which these days usually means screen time. The average child now spends over six hours in front of a screen each day.

Even now in school—which most of history deemed a very “un-fun” place—it’s expected that teachers will make the curriculum appropriately engaging and that plenty of activities (read: useless assemblies and fairs) and time for socialization will be provided.

https://www.intellectualtakeout.org/blog/kids-today-need-more-not-less-responsibility

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Gingrich: 20 Media Executives Are Launching A “Coup D’Etat” Against Millions Of Trump Voter

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Posted By Tim Hains
On Date October 16, 2016

In an interview with ‘This Week’ guest host Martha Raddatz, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich categorized Donald Trump’s ‘rigged election’ claims as a “coup d’etat” against fourteen million citizens who voted for Donald Trump in the Republican primary committed by “20 media executives.”

“This is about last Friday when the networks spent 23 minutes on the Trump tape,” he said. “And less than one minute — all three networks combined — less than one minute on the Hillary Clinton’s secret speeches that were being revealed on WikiLeaks.”

“I think it’s amazing that Trump is as close as he is right now, considering the one-sidedness of the news media barrage,” Gingrich said.

He also said: “I’m old enough to remember when Richard Nixon had the election stolen in 1960 and no serious historian doubts that Illinois and Texas were stolen. So to suggest that we have — that you don’t have theft in Philadelphia is to deny reality.”

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/10/16/gingrich_20_media_executives_are_launching_a_coup_detat_against_millions_of_trump_voters.html

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N.J. lawmakers seek to stop felons from running for school board

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By Spencer Kent | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on October 16, 2016 at 1:24 PM, updated October 16, 2016 at 1:31 PM

EDISON — After a felon had made it on this year’s township school board ballot, lawmakers introduced bills that would require all board of education candidates to “certify under oath they have never been convicted of crimes that would disqualify them from campaigning for school boards.”

State Sen. Patrick Diegnan (D-Middlesex) and Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak (D-Middlesex) have introduced identical bills in the state Senate and state Assembly.

Currently, felons convicted offirst- and second-degree crimes cannot serve in school district positions, according to state Department of Education regulations. But those felons can serve as candidates and have their names on the ballot since criminal background checks are not conducted until after the election.

If enacted, the bills would “require school board candidates to file a formal certification — along with their nominating petition — affirming they were never convicted of any disqualifying crimes,” according to a statement from Karabinchak’s office.

https://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2016/10/nj_lawmakers_seek_to_prevent_another_felon_from_ru.html#incart_river_home

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Ridgewood Fire Department holds Annual Open House

Ridgewood Fire Department holds Annual Open House

photos courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook page

October 17,2016

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood FD held its annual Open House at Ridgewood FD Headquarters on Sunday, 10/16 from 1:30 PM through 3:30 PM.

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Reader says Too many Ridgewood parents hold their kids back because they are “young”, “small” or “not ready”

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So many people hold their kids back that they are ready for all day K because they are six years old.

Can’t have it both ways, hold them back and then demand full day K.

Lets be honest about this. Too many parents hold their kids back because they are “young”, “small” or “not ready”. I do not want all day K because it rewards this type of behavior. Some delusional parents see their kids as geniuses when they are really 6 year olds in kindergarten. Not gifted just at a different developmental stage. It used to be over aged boys, but now the parents og girls are getting into it.

Stop letting parents hold their kids back. When they come for registeation place them in the grade according to their cut off birthdate. No more gaming the system.

Let the 5 year olds have developmentally appropriate half day kindergarten and put the 6 year olds in first grade where they belong.

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Full-Day Kindergarten Is Better For Parents Than Kids

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Posted: 09/25/2013 12:29 pm EDT Updated: 11/25/2013 5:12 am EST

Does six hours of school a day instil a love of learning in four-year-olds?

Most people would probably scoff at a parent who forces their young child to practise piano or dance for six hours a day. Ditto when it comes to gymnastics or swimming or even Canada’s sentimental favourite, hockey. Thankfully, most moms and dads realize that for little kids, an hour or so is more than enough for most activities and any longer will only result in your child loathing the sport or hobby you hoped they would love.

So why the push for full-day kindergarten?

As a mother to three small children, one would think that I would be an ardent cheerleader for full-day kindergarten. In reality, I’m actually booing from the sidelines.

We are fooling ourselves if we think that full-day kindergarten is anything more than a glorified babysitting service. A four- or five-year-old child may benefit from a few hours of schooling each day, but six hours straight? Most kids that age have trouble staying focused more than 20 minutes. And this doesn’t even take into account the before and after school programs. Some of these kids are spending eight or 10 hours per day at school.

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/lydia-lovric/full-day-kindergarten-benefits_b_3988019.html

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Artificial turf gets a closer look after report raises safety concerns

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By Caitlin Gibson September 23, 2015

For many athletes who play on artificial turf, the tiny granules of rubber that pad the field are familiar and ubiquitous. The black specks often get trapped in folds of clothing, carried home in shoes or embedded in scrapes and under fingernails.

Crumb rubber infill — the most common material used in artificial turf fields across the country — is intended to improve safety and create a more accessible, easily maintained playing field. But after recent public concerns about possible health risks from exposure to crumb rubber, several local jurisdictions are searching for clearer answers about its potential dangers and considering alternatives.

The issue is a modern one.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/artificial-turf-is-getting-a-closer-look-after-a-report-raises-safety-concerns/2015/09/22/fcf6a0ee-5649-11e5-abe9-27d53f250b11_story.html

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Haiti and Africa Projects Shed Light on Clinton’s Public-Private Web

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By MIKE McINTIREOCT. 16, 2016

As chief of staff and counselor to Hillary Clinton at the State Department, Cheryl Mills worked ceaselessly to help a South Korean garment maker open a factory in Haiti, the centerpiece of United States government efforts to jump-start the island nation’s economy after the 2010 earthquake.

Ms. Mills took the lead on smoothing the way for the company, Sae-A Trading, which secured millions of dollars in incentives to make its Haiti investment more attractive, despite criticism of its labor record elsewhere. When she presided over the project’s unveiling in September 2010, she introduced Sae-A’s chairman, Woong-ki Kim, as the most important person at the ceremony, which included Mrs. Clinton and the Haitian prime minister.

Mr. Kim would later become important to Ms. Mills in a far more personal way — as a financial backer of a company she started after leaving the State Department in 2013. The company, BlackIvy Group, is pursuing infrastructure projects in Tanzania and Ghana, the only African nations in the “Partnership for Growth,” an Obama administration initiative that Mrs. Clinton helped initiate that promotes investment in developing countries.

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/17/us/hillary-clinton-cheryl-mills.html?_r=0

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UPDATE: Full Rail Service Resumes into Hoboken Terminal Today, Monday, October 17, 2016

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October 16,2016
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Ridgewood NJ, The Ticket Office will resume operation in the Terminal on Saturday. Monday’s schedule will be available online after 10 p.m. on Saturday, October 15.

On Monday, October 17 at 4 a.m., NJ TRANSIT will open six more tracks at Hoboken Terminal restoring full train service into and out of Hoboken Terminal.

Customers should note that there also will be some reconfiguration of paths of travel to account for the change in access points.

For the morning peak period, Tracks 1 through 4 and Tracks 7 and 8 will re-open. Customers may access Tracks 1 through 4 through the external walkway near PATH and Tracks 7 and 8 via the Main Terminal.

Tracks 5 and 6 will remain closed as NJ TRANSIT advances ongoing repair and recovery work.

Customers may experience some delays as NJ TRANSIT personnel work with construction crews to clear the area. Congested conditions in certain locations may also be expected at the terminal with the loss of space around tracks 5 and 6.

View printable schedules HERE..

Please Note:

As repair work continues at the terminal, customers are advised to stay clear of all work areas.

The Hoboken Terminal waiting room, Customer Service office, and restrooms will be open.

Ticket Vending Machines located in the waiting room will be fully operational.

Customers can download the NJ TRANSIT App and sign up for MyTix to purchase their tickets.

Bus, Light Rail, and Additional Services

NJ TRANSIT bus, Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, PATH and NY Waterway also continue to operate in and out of Hoboken on their regular routes and schedules.

NJ TRANSIT would like to thank its customers for their continued patience and support

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WikiLeaks emails show Clinton campaign collected data to discredit Bill Clinton accuser

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By Rosalind S. Helderman October 15 at 6:02 PM

After Juanita Broaddrick, who has long accused former president Bill Clinton of raping her in 1978, repeated those allegations in a January tweet, aides to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton quickly moved to gather information that could be used to undermine her account, hacked internal campaign emails released Saturday by the group WikiLeaks show.

There is no evidence that the campaign publicly responded to Broaddrick’s tweet. But the email exchange between Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta and David Kendall, a personal attorney for Bill and Hillary Clinton, offers unusual insight into how Clinton’s aides prepared to deal with one of the most sensitive topics it would face during the campaign.

“I was 35 years old when Bill Clinton, Ark. Attorney General raped me and Hillary tried to silence me. I am now 73….it never goes away,” Broaddrick had tweeted on Jan. 6, during the Democratic primary season.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/wikileaks-emails-show-clinton-campaign-collected-data-to-discredit-bill-clinton-accuser/2016/10/15/8e76dde0-930c-11e6-a6a3-d50061aa9fae_story.html

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Hockey Great Wayne Gretzky will be Appearing At Bookends Wednesday October 19th at 6:30pm

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October 16,2016
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Ridgewood NJ, Wayne Gretzky, is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for four teams from 1979 to 1999. Nicknamed “The Great One”, he has been called “the greatest hockey player ever” by many sportswriters, players, and the NHL itself. He is the leading scorer in NHL history, with more goals and assists than any other player. He scored more assists than any other player scored total points, and is the only NHL player to total over 200 points in one season – a feat he accomplished four times. In addition, he tallied over 100 points in 16 professional seasons, 14 of them consecutive. At the time of his retirement in 1999, he held 61 NHL records: 40 regular-season records, 15 playoff records, and six All-Star records. As of 2014, he still holds 60 NHL records.

UPDATE: We are NO longer accepting Pre-orders (Phone orders or Online Orders) for The Wayne Gretzky Book Signing on Wednesday October 19th at 6:30pm.

A limited quantity of Books will be available to purchase In Store at Bookends (only in person) beginning at 9:00am on Tuesday October 18th.

No Memorabilia
No Personalizations
No Posed Pictures

Appearing authors will only autograph books purchased at Bookends and must have valid Bookends Receipt.

Availability & pricing for all autographed books subject to change.
First In Line Certificate use is the the discretion of Bookends. Blackout dates may apply.
Bookends cannot guarantee that the books that are Autographed will always be First Printings.
Autographed books purchased at Bookends are non-returnable.

While we try to ensure that all customers coming to Bookends’ signings will meet authors and get their books signed, we cannot guarantee that all attendees will meet the author or that all books will be signed.  We cannot control inclement weather, author travel schedules or authors who leave prematurely.

Bookends, 211 E. Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ   07450   201-445-0726

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RIDGEWOOD YMCA TO HOST MOLLY DOOKER WINES TASTING EVENT AND RECEPTION ON OCTOBER 17

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Mon, October 17, 2016
Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Park West Loft, 30 Oak Street, Ridgewood, NJ 07450

Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood YMCA will host a special Wine Tasting Event and Reception featuring award winning wine producer, Mollydooker Wines, on October 17th at 7:00pm at the Park West Loft in Ridgewood. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Ridgewood YMCA’s Good Works Programs.

The evening will include modern American fare presented by the Park West Loft.

Mollydooker Wines, based in McLaren Vale, South Australia, is owned and operated by the dedicated husband and wife team of Sarah and Sparky Marquis(both are lefties; Mollydooker is Aussie slang for being left-handed). Mollydooker Wines have garnered numerous accolades and honors in recent years, including winning Top 10 Wine of the Year awards from Wine Spectator. Mollydooker Wine’s Sparky Marquis and his son, Luke will be presenting at the October 17 event.

Gary Imhoff, Director of Marketing and Membership for the Ridgewood YMCA, said “We’re very honored to welcome Sparky and Luke Marquis to Ridgewood and are looking forward to a great event! We hope the community will come out and sample some terrific Mollydooker Wines and help to support the Ridgewood YMCA’s Good Works Programs”.

The Ridgewood YMCA’s Good Works Program touch the lives of thousands in the community each year and include Living Strong, Living Well, a 12-week strength and fitness program developed by Stanford University for cancer patients and survivors and Rainbows, a peer support group for children who have experienced a painful family transition such as divorce, separation death or abandonment.

Tickets for the event are $125 and available online at www.ridgewoodymca.org/mollydooker or by contacting Jen Batelli at 201.444.5600 x320 or via email at [email protected].

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Here Are Hillary Clinton’s Three Speeches To Goldman Sachs For Which She Was Paid $675,000

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Lloyd Blankfein, Chairman & CEO, Goldman Sachs (L) stands on stage with Hillary Clinton during the 2014 Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting in New York September 24, 2014. 

by Tyler Durden
Oct 15, 2016 1:07 PM

As has been widely reported, in 2013 Hillary Clinton was paid $675,000 for three speeches to Goldman Sachs. One was delivered on June 4, 2013 at the 2013 IBD CEO Annual Conference at The Inn at Palmetto Bluff in South Carolina, a second one took place on October 24, 2013 at the Goldman Sachs Asset Management AIMS Alternative Investment Symposium, and the last one was delivered on October 29, 2013 at the Goldman Sachs builders and innovators summit.

The speech transcripts, in their entirety, were revealed for the first time in an email from Tony Carrk, research director at Hillary for America, in an email dated January 23, 2016, and disclosed to the public for the first time ever during today’s latest Wikileak of Podesta emails.

In the email Carrk says:

The 3 (I misspoke about 5 earlier) speeches to Goldman are attached with
some parts highlighted. Below are some of the more noteworthy quotes.

The highlights Carrk refers to are the following:

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-10-15/here-are-hillary-clintons-three-speeches-goldman-sachs-which-she-was-paid-675000

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Rigged Debates: Wikileaks Emails Confirm Media in Clinton’s Pocket

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Clinton’s people asked for all sorts of special treatment from the DNC and the press—and they got it

By Michael Sainato • 10/14/16 3:30pm

On October 12, WikiLeaks released part four and five of Clinton campaign Chair John Podesta’s emails, with part six to be released on October 13, and part seven to follow on October 14.

“As soon as the nomination is wrapped up, I will be your biggest surrogate,” current Interim Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Donna Brazile, wrote to Podesta in a January 2016 email. As a Vice Chair of the DNC, Brazile was bound to neutrality per the charter, but as shown in several emails released so far, that was not the case.

“I pushed back hard on this, and Axe. So weird to attack the kids the night before the first primary,” Brazile wrote in an email she forwarded to Podesta about what CNN was doing while she served as a CNN contributor.

On October 10, an email was released that showed Brazile tipping off the Clinton campaign to an outreach campaign being conducted by the Sanders campaign. Brazile defended herself on Twitter claiming she also sent the Sanders campaign “advice,” but did not release or cite any examples.

https://observer.com/2016/10/rigged-debates-wikileaks-emails-confirm-media-in-clintons-pocket/